"mine!"

jack and i just had lunch. since there was only a smidge of hummus left, jack got it. i gave him a piece of ham and half a pita bread tore up and dipped in hummus. i ate my lunch up quick, but jack lingered. i couldn't resist the hummus... and he looked like he might be done... so i took a little piece and popped it into my mouth. "uhhhhhh, mine!", jack said and pointed at my mouth. i was so busted.

Valentine's Banquet '09

true true love.

happy valentine's day

happy valentine's day to everyone... but especially to my husband, dan. dan, you are my valentine!!! :) last night dan took me to the Church's Valentine Banquet. we had a fabulous time. great company, great food, great atmosphere. i will probably post some photos later. i must say that the best part was the adult conversation. i love being a mommy, but sometimes you need some girl talk! anyway, i made this valentine for dan yesterday. dan made me one on the back of a dirty paper plate when he saw that i had a valentine for him and he didn't have one for me. it was pretty funny. dan is cute.

baby hats

i knit. i might have mentioned this. i have knitted quite a few scarves. very basic. i also dabbled in dish cloths for Christmas gifts. dabble dabble. now i am trying baby hats. i also knitted a green-blue wool baby hat, but i already gave that one away to my cousin shawn's baby, henry. so. the big hat on the left is jack's. the one on the right is an infant hat that i will sell or use as a baby gift. a very useful hobby! so glad i learned how. very soothing! if anyone wants a hat, i will sell the little hats for $5. jack sized hats for $7. i am also going to branch out into bibs and baby booties soon.

Pizza Hut

my mom likes to take jack and i out to lunch. or, in this case, dinner. she had been wanting a pizza hut pizza anyhow. i will be that excuse!:) this was the first time jack used a booster seat. jack is very good in restaurants. he is a hungry boy who doesn't mess around. in case you miss it -- pay especial attention to the poochy lips on my mom and jack. glad i had the camera with.

diet, cont.

i just thought of something. i do believe it was my sophomore year at pcc ('96-'97) that there was a "health food line". there were these veggie burgers that i just loved. well, i have found that they are the "morningstar farms" brand. i still love them. had one for dinner (2 points!) last night. i may even try their corn dogs (only 3 points!).:) i have also had their "sausage". really good. i would eat them when my boys would have hot dogs. ok, enough diet talk.

diet

i am on a diet. i recruited my gram to diet with me. today is our second day. if you are familiar with "weight watchers" you will understand what i say when we are aiming to eat only 20 points a day. that is tiny. you are pretty much guaranteed to lose weight, even without exercise because you are consuming so few calories. in case you weren't aware, i am in for some more knee surgery. it is pretty much impossible for me to get good exercise. so, cross your fingers and wish us luck. so far so good. and i haven't wanted to kill anyone... yet. we'll see what mood i am in on sunday.:) well, at least i will have a body of believers around me for support on my last diet day. :) monday i am having PIZZA. LOTS OF PIZZA.:)